By Dylan Vazzano, TTU Sports Information

KENNESAW, Ga. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team was unable to check the win column in the squad's final match in the month of February, as the Golden Eagles fell 6-1 at Kennesaw State Saturday evening.

Tech (0-6) claimed one win during singles action, using an Andre Rodeia 6-4, 6-1 triumph over Seru Tezuka in the No. 4 position as the lone nod during solo play. The Owls (5-3) secured wins in the top three spots behind a Matthew Terry 6-2, 6-3 victory against Elias Grubert in the No. 1 battle, a Raul Garcia 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 decision over Mika Berghaus in the No. 2 get-together and a Harvey Conway 6-3, 6-3 nod against Evzen Holis in the No. 3 affair.

KSU claimed the last matchup with a Daniel Botti 4-6, 6-4, 10-1 win against Jun Sasagawa in the No. 6 slot, while Rafael Tosetto was saddled with a loss in the No. 5 position after retiring in the first set, trailing 3-1 to Hugo Salmeron.

The Owls jumped out to an early edge after capturing the doubles point thanks to wins in both completed clashes. The tandem of Terry and Salmeron knocked off Berghaus and Grubert, 6-1, in the No. 2 tilt, while Tezuka and Patel secured a 7-5 decision in the No. 3 meeting. The No. 1 battle pitting KSU's Conway and Garcia against TTU's Holis and Rodeia did not finish with the score squared at 6-6.

The Golden Eagles will open up the month of March with a pair of weekend tilts in Radford, Va. Tech will first see UNCG on Friday, Mar. 4 at 1 p.m. CT, before locking up with Radford on Saturday, Mar. 5 at 10 a.m.

Photo by Thomas Corhern